The wildfires devastating Los Angeles will force Universal Studios Hollywood to shut down Wednesday. The NBCUniversal-owned theme park intends to reopen Thursday, if weather conditions allow. The Universal lot, which borders the theme park, is open to essential employees only, with the studio assisting impacted employees.

Universal Studios Hollywood announced on Tuesday, Jan. 8, that it would close its doors amid a series of deadly wildfires throughout Los Angeles — marking the theme park's first closure since the COVID-19 pandemic.